zeshkël

Albanian

Etymology

From zeshk (“to darken”) +‎ -ël.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzeʃkəl/
• Rhymes: -əl
• Hyphenation: zésh‧kël

Noun

zeshkël f (plural zeshkla, definite zeshkla, definite plural zeshklat)

1. (chiefly derogatory) dark, swarthy, tan girl/woman

Related terms

• zeshk
• zeshkan
• zeshkem
• zeshkët

 

Further reading

• “zeshkël”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “zeshkël”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006